The City of Henderson, Nevada has been awarded a $2,049,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to expand and enhance the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility. The funding will be used to assemble a training village, procure an interactive use-of-force simulator, and acquire range equipment to provide reality-based training for law enforcement in the Las Vegas Valley. This joint...
The City of North Las Vegas received a $181,364 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As part of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), funding can be used for initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, corrections,...
This $782,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will support the City of Henderson, Nevada in implementing a comprehensive Total Wellness Program for their public safety employees. The program will involve hiring a dedicated clinician to enhance the peer support program, provide crisis intervention services, make referrals to community mental health resources, and conduct debriefings...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Criminal Justice Assistance a $3.088 million block grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Funding will support statewide efforts to address gun violence and assist those in mental health crisis through increased mental health and crisis intervention...
The City of Henderson was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support community policing strategies. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will enable the City to hire and/or rehire additional law enforcement officers to increase its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The anticipated outcomes include engaging in planned...
The City of Henderson, Nevada was awarded a $749,992 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will fund the Assistance in Breaking the Cycle (A.B.C.) Court program through September 30, 2026 to provide substance use treatment court services.
A.B.C. Court is a diversionary drug court program located in Henderson that offers individualized treatment plans,...
The City of Reno, Nevada received a $201,762 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds law enforcement training, travel, and operating costs for the Reno Police Department and subawards to the Cities of Sparks and Washoe County for the same purposes.
The Edward Byrne Memorial JAG program (CFDA 16.738) aims to support state and local criminal...
The City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety received an $800,000 federal Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) to evaluate and improve its policing practices. The project, called the SAJE Policing Assessment, will measure the department's performance across 55 principles of effective and equitable policing, including community engagement, problem-solving, and public...
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance and authorized under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), provides $840,615 to Clark County, Nevada to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Grant funds can be used for initiatives,...
The City of Henderson, Nevada has been awarded a $380,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.043). The purpose of this 4-year grant, spanning from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027, is to provide court-mandated substance abuse monitoring and treatment services for up to 25 veteran participants per quarter in the City of Henderson's Veterans Treatment Court (VTC)...